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Gravity pervades the whole universe; hence buoyancy drives fluids everywhere including those in the atmospheres and interiors of planets and stars. Prime examples of such flows are mantle convection,...

This revised edition places a unique emphasis on all the new results from ground-based, satellites and space missions -- detection of molecule H2 and prompt emission lines of OH for the first time;...

Conduction electrons and Fermi surfaces -- Local magnetic moment -- Single crystal growth and measuring methods -- Itinerant 3D-electrons -- Heavy fermions -- SuperconductivityAuthor: Yoshichika...

This book provides a comprehensive treatment of intensity dependent particle beam instabilities in accelerating rings. Written for researchers, the material is also suitable for use as a textbook in...

An up-to-date account on the advancement in science and technology and the most recent developments on materials used for solar energy devices is presented with detailed description in the following...

A truly Galilean-class volume, this book introduces a new method in theory formation, completing the tools of epistemology. It covers a broad spectrum of theoretical and mathematical physics by...

Physics of the Large and the Small: Tasi 2009 - Proceedings of the Theoretical Advanced Study Institute in Elementary Particle PhysicsAuthor: Csaba CsakiPublisher: World Scientific Publishing...

Professor Robert Delbourgo, an illustrious physicist, shares his experience in this collection of papers with commentary. This book covers a wide range of topics, ranging from chaos theory through to...

This book derives from the content of graduate courses on cold atomic gases, taught at the Renmin University of China and at the University of Science and Technology of China. It provides a brief...

During a sequence of meals, the author relates the principal features of physics in easy-to-understand conversations with his wife Beth. Beginning with the studies of motion by Galileo and Newton...

What do we really know about the world? Physics utilizes complex equations to avoid having to answer philosophical questions like this. Consider, for example, the fact that the motion of particles is...

What do we really know about the world? Physics utilizes complex equations to avoid having to answer philosophical questions like this. Consider, for example, the fact that the motion of particles is...

The book contains impressive results obtained in the XX-th century and discussion of next challenges of the XXI-st century in understanding of the nanoworld. The main sections of the book are: (1)...

This volume presents recent results in the physics and chemistry of nanostructures, nanotechnology, and nano-size optical and electron devices. The level of understanding of the nanoworld is apparent...

This book presents invited reviews and original short notes of recent results obtained in studies concerning the fabrication and application of nanostructures, which hold great promise for the new...

This book presents invited reviews and original short notes of recent results obtained in studies concerning the fabrication and application of nanostructures, which hold great promise for the next...

This book presents invited reviews and original short notes of recent results obtained in studies concerning the fabrication and application of nanostructures, which hold great promise for the new...

This book presents invited reviews and original short notes of recent results obtained in studies concerning the fabrication and application of nanostructures, which hold great promise for the new...

Physics: Imagination and Reality introduces the reader to major ideas and the conceptual structure of modern physics, by tracing its development from the introduction of fields into physics by...

Written by an experienced researcher in the field, Phytohormones and Patterning provides the most up-to-date and comprehensive information on the processes involved in the patterning of plant organs...

Picu Book, The: A Primer for Medical Students, Residents and Acute Care PractitionersAuthor: Ronald M. PerkinPublisher: World Scientific Publishing CompanyPublication Date: 40817Number of Pages: 796...

The study of triangulations of topological spaces has always been at the root of geometric topology. Among the most studied triangulations are piecewise linear triangulations of high-dimensional...

Best known outside the scientific community for the Nobel Prize in Physics he won in 1991, Pierre-Gilles de Gennes was exceptional amongst scientists for the breadth and depth of his contributions in...

The book is a practitioner's guide to digital business models focusing on entrepreneurs, MBA and upper-level undergraduate students as well as business executives. With real-life case studies from...

Pasteurization, penicillin, Koch's postulates, and gene coding. These discoveries and inventions are vital yet commonplace in modern life, but were radical when first introduced to the public and...

International comparative studies of student achievement have caught the attention of governments, policy-makers, school leaders and educational researchers globally. They have become benchmarks of...

The OECD's Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) is gaining increasing attention among education authorities of the world. The number of participating economies almost doubled in the...

The book constitutes an elementary course on Plane Euclidean Geometry, pitched at pre-university or at advanced high school level. It is a concise book treating the subject axiomatically, but since...

The book presents the important fundamental theorems and algorithms on planar graph drawing with easy-to-understand and constructive proofs. Extensively illustrated and with exercises included at the...

Binary stars -- Orbital motion -- Multi-planet systems -- Terrestrial planet formation -- Stellar implications -- Habitable zones -- Known planets in binariesAuthor: Elke Pilat-Lohinger, Siegfried...